Google is prepping for abig announcementhere in Los Angeles today and the rumor mill is seethe about what the company could possibly be unveiling . I ’ll be covering the event later this afternoon , but we have a pretty good idea about what Google ’s next speculation will be : A net interlingual rendition ofGoogle Musicwith a full - flight medicine store .
While Google did n’t explicitly state what the effect was about , the invites incriminate that it is medicine related ( complete with a “ Spinal Tap ” reference work ) . More than likely , Google is releasing the final reading of its Google Music cloud armed service , which was plunge in beta at Google I / O this preceding May . in the first place this week , Venezuelan siteTecnoDroidVestumbled upon some screen shots of the Google Music Store , which will purportedly sport song previews , a free birdsong of the day and euphony find features . concord to these screenshots , you ’ll get recommendations based on artists you ’ve searched for antecedently .
According to theWall Street Journal , Google has secured batch with three out of the Big Four record label : Sony Music Entertainmant , Vivendi SA ’s Universal Music Group , and EMI Music . Warner Music Group is the odd label out .
Being limited to only three of the major medicine label might hurt Google Music ’s success right off the cricket bat . But Google Music still has a fighting opportunity . The Android o urgently demand a dependable euphony thespian – just ask one of the many Android phone or tablet possessor out there . The Google Music computer storage needs to seamlessly integrate with the native Android actor . For example , say you ’re listening to an record album you have n’t played in for a while . Google Music secernate you ( unobtrusively , of course ) that this artist has a new album out that you currently do n’t own . From the Google Android player , you’re able to buy that record album – while still listening to that other record album – and waiting line it up . This is all hypothetical , of course , but if Google can pull off a user - favorable user interface that tightly integrates with the computer memory , I can see it being a big hitting with Android enthusiasts .
But will it be a primary source of music consumption ? I ’m not so certain . Apple ’s iTunes Store and Amazon MP3 have been around for age now and with Spotify and Rdio quickly gather grip among music fan , there might not be room for yet another medicine store / swarm table service .
Google might have a few other joke up its sleeve this afternoon . The T - Mobile logotype is feature conspicuously in both the press event and after political party flyers . Will T - Mobile be launching the first phone with Google Music ? And could that phone be the in demand Galaxy Nexus with Android Ice Cream Sandwich ? It ’s possible . Another speculation is that it will divulge some more information about the @Home undertaking , which is an Android platform for connect home plate devices like lights , speakers , etc .
We ’ll find out for sure this afternoon at Google ’s event this good afternoon in Hollywood , starting at 2PM Pacific Standard Time . ride out tuned for full coverage and analytic thinking from the event .
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